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- 1 2 3 4 Pakistan Labour Federation (PLF) demands from the Government to accept the Demands of the Nurses World Federation of Trade Unions website, Published 27 March 2014, Retrieved 2 March 2018
- ↑ Overview of Trade Unions in Pakistan including Pakistan Labour Federation on Labour Watch Pakistan website Published 20 April 2011, Retrieved 2 March 2018
- ↑ Pakistan Labour Federation joins campaign to end violence at work world-psi.org website, Published 14 February 2018, Retrieved 2 March 2018
